Veterans host service: The Azusa Veterans Committee will host a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday in the front lawn of City Hall, 213 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa.

Honoring heroes: The City of West Covina will pay tribute to their heroes on Memorial Day with a ceremony starting at 10 a.m. Monday at the West Covina Civic Center Courtyard, 1444 W. Garvey Ave. The ceremony will include performances of the National Anthem, presentation of colors and retiring of the colors from the West Covina High School Air Force Junior ROTC. Guest speaker Rosemary Rodriguez will speak about her brother Joel Sabel, a West Covina resident who lost his life in Vietnam on July 10, 1967. He posthumously received the Distinguished Service Cross. 626-939-8430, www.westcovina.org.

City ceremony: South El Monte will host a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday in the front lawn of City Hall, 1415 Santa Anita Ave. 626-579-2043.

Fairmount remembers fallen: The Trustees of the Historic Fairmount Pioneer Cemetery will host the 138th Annual Memorial Day Service at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the cemetery grounds, 301 Baldy Vista Ave., Glendora. The event will feature Azusa City Councilman Navy Lt. Uriel Macias, Azusa Mayor Joe Rocha and Glendora Mayor Judy Nelson, as well as Azusa and Glendora city council members, to honor police and fire first responders as well, and Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Ceremonial Teams.

Annual ceremony: The city of El Monte Mayor and councilmembers invite the community to the Memorial Day Ceremony starting at 9 a.m. Monday at Tony Arceo Memorial Park, 3125 N. Tyler Ave. U.S. Army Sgt. Joe Leal, founder of the Vet Hunters Program, will be the keynote speaker. 626-580-2001.

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